Truth Or Fiction: Did 30 Rock Call Comcast A Porn Company?

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by Colby Hall | 8:51 am, March 19th, 2010

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Last week’s episode of 30 Rock featured a “truth is better than fiction” plot line that introduced the acquisition of NBC by a Philadelphia-based cable provider known as “Kabletown” (which parallels the real-life drama behind Comcast’s efforts to purchase the real-life television network.) Of course, 30 Rock is a fictional comedy whose writers consistently have Escher-esque fun with real-life influences and characters. But one has to wonder if the disparaging depiction of the cable provider’s revenue dependence on pay-per-view pornography isn’t a real-life concern in the halls of NBC HQ.

In the following clip, Alec Baldwin‘s character Jack Donaghy meets with a former NBC colleague who is now at Kabletown, who is all to eager to alleviate Donaghy’s fears for being laid off. The reason why their revenue goals are set for the future? The profits of smut pedding…

30 Rock, Comcast, Kabletown, Tina Fey

http://www.facebook.com/people/Matt-Wilstein/122191 Matt Wilstein

another good clip from last night – Tracy tries to commit “adulteraisin” with Liz:
http://www.gotchamediablog.com/2010/03/30-rock-tracy-tries-to-commit.html
broadway96

I have done marketing work for Comcast and its all true. 80% of the profit they make is off of Porn. I heard a story that a guy ran up a $5000 bill in one month. Then he canceled and tried to get another account and said he wasn’t the one that did it. Porn is a big thing for Comcast.. and I loved the Shout out for Philly..lol
writer

Tina always playing like she isn’t attractive rings a bit hollow, though.
thelowedown

Why would Comcast need to rely on pay per view porn to make money? I though everyone got porn for free on the internet.
autobahn

I agree, writer. Tina is way too pretty to pull off that ‘I can’t find a man’ routine.
sibat0705

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